美國口語精華篇

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clock in 打卡
    Dont forget to clock in,otherwise you wont get paid. 別忘了打卡,否則領(lǐng)不到錢。
    come on to 對...輕薄;吃豆腐
    Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill對她輕薄之后打了他一巴掌。
    come easily 易如反掌
    Languages come easily to some people. 語言學習對有些人來說易如反掌。
    dont have a cow 別大驚小怪
    Dont have a cow! Ill pay for the damages. 別大驚小怪的!我會賠償損失的。
    push around 欺騙
    Dont try to push me around! 別想耍我!
    keep ones shirt on 保持冷靜
     Keep your shirt on. He didnt mean to offend you. Thats just the way he talks. 保持冷靜。那只是他說話的慣常方式,他并非有意要冒犯你。
    cool it 冷靜一點
     Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷靜一點。你快把我逼瘋了。
    joy ride 兜風
     Lets go for a joy ride. 讓我們?nèi)ザ刀碉L。
    rap 說唱樂
     Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words. 你喜歡說唱音樂嗎?我聽不太懂其中的歌詞。
    red-letter day 大日子
     This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client. 今天是susan的大日子。她和一個非常重要的客戶做成了第一筆生意。
    go up in smoke 成為泡影
     Peter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 辦公室出了問題,peter的假期泡湯了。
    hit the road 上路
    We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home. 我們可能該上路了吧?到家的兩個小時呢!
    shape up 表現(xiàn)良好,乖
     You’d better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你還想留下來的話乖一點兒。
    scare the shit out of someone 嚇死某人了
    Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me. 不要那樣從后面突然嚇我。你嚇死我了。
    pull strings 運用關(guān)系(源于“拉木偶的線”) He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert. 他運用關(guān)系替我們拿到音樂會前排的位子。
    come again 再說一遍
     Come again? I didnt quite understand what you said. 再說一遍好嗎?你剛說的話我不明白。
    come clean 全盤托出,招供
     The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯決定供出事實。
    spring for 請客
     Let me spring for dinner. 我來請客吃飯吧。
    spill the beans 泄漏秘密
     Dont spill the beans. Its supposed to be a secret. 別說漏了嘴,這可是個秘密哦!
    stick in the mud 保守的人
     Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new. Cathy真保守,她從不想嘗試新事物。
    john 廁所
     I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去廁所。在車里等我一下。
    keep in line 管束
    He needs to be kept in line. Hes too wild. 他太野了,要好好管束一下。
    jump the gun 草率行事
    Dont jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while. 不要草率行事。我們應(yīng)該耐心等一會兒。
    jump to conclusion 妄下結(jié)論
    Dont jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下結(jié)論,先把事情搞清楚。
    lemon 次
    This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times.這輛車真次,已經(jīng)壞了四次了!
    fishy 可疑的
     His story sounds fishy. We should see if its really true. 他的故事聽起來可疑。我們應(yīng)該看看到底是不是真的。
    flip out 樂死了
     Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game. 我告訴克里斯我們贏了比賽時,他樂歪了。
    take a shine to 有好感
     He really likes you. There are very few people he takes a shine to right away. 他真的喜歡你。他很少對人一見面就有好感的。
    third wheel 累贅,電燈泡